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Leadership Voices – Carlos Mota Margain, Leadership Needs in the Modern Workplace
Carlos Mota Margain is featured in both English and Spanish videos discussing “Leadership in the Americas”. Please enjoy the first in the series of three, Leadership Needs in the Modern Workplace or Liderazgo en las Américas”.
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TO THE RESCUE – AME BC’s Mineral Exploration Magazine features Team Miracle
TEAM MIRACLE is raising the profile of mine rescue competitions – and mine safety practice. The team, which includes The Refinery’s Moira van den Akker and Angelica Tellez have been invited to participate in a demo at BC Mining week in Vancouver from April 28 to May 4, 2013.
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LEADERS ON LEADERSHIP: The How-to of High Performing Executive Teams, by Moira van den Akker
Hot off the press! Texas CEO Magazine just released their latest issue featuring Business Through Better Chemistry: How to Create, Maintain, & Lead High-Performance Executive Teams an Executive Roundtable sponsored by The Refinery. The article highlights critical components, challenges, and downfalls of executive teams with expert insight from senior leaders, including our CEO, Dr.
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The Suns are Rising by Mark Frein
OK, I’m not a hockey fan (sorry). I say this given the degree of Vancouver Canucks enthusiasm present in our small office. Now that’s out of the way, let’s talk basketball.
Sports teams are a good source of discussion for strategy, teamwork, and leadership and the value of doing those things right in an organization. The Phoenix Suns are an NBA basketball team currently competing for the NBA title. Canadian star Steve Nash plays in the point guard position on the team – effectively a player-leader/team leader role. I’ve been a fan of the Suns for many years; my “fandom” springs from an admiration of key players on the team (Steve Nash and Grant Hill in particular from a spokesperson point of view) combined with the entertaining play style.
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Big Shifts in Small Acts of Grace by Valerie Nishi
I’ve noticed recently, how seemingly small gestures can create big change.
It was Friday night and my family was too pooped to cook. My partner, 12 year old daughter and mom-in-law popped down to a new and happening Italian Bistro in our ‘hood in Calgary.
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